New corals have arrived! Pictures!

[Stacef]

Well, they are here. I don't think the Xenia made it. The purple clove was forgotten when the order was shipped. I am waiting for Yourreef to get back with me on these two things.

The rest..look good. I am not sure what a couple of them are. But here are some pics I took earlier, trust me I will have more updated in a little while!

The count--
9 different zoa's (10-20 polyps of each, I still have to count, I believe we were quite under quota of at least 90)
1 yellow polyp rock
1 pulsing xenia-I don't think it survived the shipping
1 neon green frag 2x2 inch
2 in purple clove polyp (Didn't get shipped)

Yellow polyp rock??

 

[Stacef]

These, I have NO idea what they are, your help would be appreciated.

 

[Stacef]

Last one for now...
Here they all are in the tank, it took some time!! :bouncer:

Suffering Xenia?

 

[vdituri]

That yellow one is a sun coral. They don't need light, but do need to be fed like a fish.

 

[Stacef]

That yellow one is a sun coral. They don't need light, but do need to be fed like a fish.

Really? A sun coral huh? I didn't order one So Should I put it in the more shaded area? What do I feed it?

 

[nikkipigtails]

Awesome Stace. I can't wait to see them all open.

 

[Woodstock]

YAY!!! Nice stuff
Yep that yellow frag looks like a sun coral.
The xenia may bounce back just fine!
Get that green macro algae (caulerpa) out of your display fast! It can quickly take over and cover all the rock/corals. Keep it in a sump/refugium.

 

[Varga]

did they sell you the grape caulerpa as a coral?

 

[plecosword]

dude, im jelous!! I your tank is looking awesome Stace!!

 

[Dentoid]

Been thinking about this all day! Everything is looking great. Once the light hits them they'll start to open. Looking forward to those pictures!:bluenod:

 

[Stacef]

YAY!!! Nice stuff

Get that green macro algae (caulerpa) out of your display fast! It can quickly take over and cover all the rock/corals. Keep it in a sump/refugium.

That was just included with it, I was waiting to hear from you all with what it was... So take it out?? Will do.

What about the orange thing? What is that? It was attached to a rock, but broke off during shipping

 

[Stacef]

did they sell you the grape caulerpa as a coral?

No--They included that, the orange thing (I have no idea what it is) and the sun coral for free.

I guess in the end, they might have been trying to make up for the fact that I may have been skimped on the zoa's. Like I said, I still have to count them. Oh and they didn't send my purple clove.

 

[Dentoid]

Stace, the orange coral in the picture below the Sun coral looks like a Kenya Tree coral or a baby Colt coral, or some Cladiella species.

 

[Stacef]

Been thinking about this all day! Everything is looking great. Once the light hits them they'll start to open. Looking forward to those pictures!:bluenod:

Most are opened there are some good pics above, they opened instantly, all of the pictures of stuff in the tank are from within an hour of adding everything!!

THanks Scott, I am glad it made you day as well as mine!

 

[Stacef]

Stace, the orange coral in the picture below the Sun coral looks like a Kenya Tree coral or a baby Colt coral, or some Cladiella species.

It has a TON of little baby heads, kind of looks like mini zoa's in a way. I know it's not zoa's but to give you an idea of what it looksl ike close up. My camera will not take that detailed of a shot of I would take one to help identify it.

 

[Stacef]

dude, im jelous!! I your tank is looking awesome Stace!!

Thanks Mario!! I am very excited to get home and stare at them all for hours!!!:dryer: :turntable :bouncer:

 

[Stacef]

did they sell you the grape caulerpa as a coral?

Yourreef.com just called and explained that they were out of the clove polyp so they put 5 other corals in to make up for that...

Well I got three, one of them being the grape caulerpa. The other being sun coral, and the third we are not really sure of. I told him that we need to figure something out, he said he will give me credit for my next order. I told him that they should've called just simply said we are sending some substitutions because we don't have the cloves.

But they are working on getting something worked out, I told them I am not paying $50 for a $20 frag. I wasn't rude at all, and they are being very good! I am impressed with how they are responding, and am happy to see they are willing to fix the problem.

Just thought I would share.

 

[vdituri]

Really? A sun coral huh? I didn't order one So Should I put it in the more shaded area? What do I feed it?

They'll have whatever the fish are having. And a side of fries. :grr:

I have mine in a part of the tank that when the pumps kick in moves any leftovers from the fish right into them. Mysis, cyclopeeze, blood worms, whatever they can fit into their mouths.

 

[Triggerjay]

The pink busy looking stuff is colt coral. I have tried and tried to get that stuff to attach to a rock, and its very hard. On some, I smashed it between some rocks, and it finally attached. I also used a toothpic and stuck it through the stalk, and rubber banded each side of the toothpick to the rock. I hope they do right by you. I would have been slightly (I use this term loosely) upset. Especially with them sending you nusance macro algae in place of a coral. Sounds HIGHLY unprofessional to me. Hope they do right by you. It has made the decision for me to not shop there.

Jason

 

[Triggerjay]

Zoa frag # 1 - What are the white spots in the pic of the zoas? I see it on two of them. Its the second pic in the thread.... I may be wrong, but it looks kinda like Zoa eating nudis... You did dip them right?

Jason